On 17 Apr 2024 at 17:58, john wrote:
A quick Amazon search showed the 7 bearing version that one is based on
for $13.
I read about the Magna-Matic 10 or 12 years ago, probably on this list.
Sounded good, but I didn't want to spend that much, so I bought a Italian-
made knockoff branded "Tecomec."
It cost a lot more than $13, but even then, it wasn't consistent.
It was pretty good for detecting bent blades. Balancing - not so much.
Unless the blade was way out of balance, I got a different result every
time I mounted the blade to it. Sometimes the blade wandered off the
horizontal quickly, sometimes slowly, sometimes barely or not at all.
A blade balanced with the Tecomec still vibrated. In fact I got equal -
sometimes better - results hanging the blade by a string.
Maybe the generics are better now, but if I were still running my ETs, I'd
probably bite the bulle, bust the piggy bank, and spring for a real Magna-
Matic.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
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